The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s has completed its case on Broncos receiver Kendrick “Kenny” McKinley saying his death was a suicide caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head while lying in his bed at his Aurora home.

An autopsy performed by the Arapahoe County coroner’s office Tuesday morning confirmed the finding of suicide.

Police responded to a call from a female who was hysterical, saying her friend (McKinley) just shot himself, saying he had the gun in his hand and blood was coming out.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.